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· 2/20/1976

United States v. Calvin Griffin

Citations

  • 530 F.2d 739
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12758

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that Russell’s stepping back, leaving the door open, and leading the officers into the apartment impliedly invited the officers into the apartment
  • leaving door open and stepping back was invitation for officers to enter
  • leaving door open and stepping back was invitation for officers to enter
  • evidentiary nature of mail strewn about apartment apparent when officers investigating reports of stolen mailbag
  • evidentiary nature of mail strewn about apartment apparent when officers investigating reports of stolen mailbag
  • “Trickery, fraud, or misrepresentation on the part of the police to gain entry naturally undermines the voluntariness of any consent”

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Judges: Castle, Sprecher, Campbell

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